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Georgia State Senator

Ben Watson

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Georgia State Senator

Ben Watson 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB217

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Introduced
2/21/23  
Report Pass
2/23/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
2/23/23  
Report Pass
3/9/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
"Eliminating Ghost Plates Act"; enact
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB218

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Introduced
2/21/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Report Pass
3/15/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Report Pass
3/15/23  
Chaptered
5/3/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Chaptered
5/3/23  
Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB219

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Introduced
2/21/23  
Firearm or Knife; exception to the definition of firearm in relation to possession during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes and Brady Law regulations; provide
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB222

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Introduced
2/21/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Engrossed
3/2/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Engrossed
3/2/23  
Report Pass
3/21/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Report Pass
3/21/23  
Chaptered
5/3/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Chaptered
5/3/23  
Primaries and Elections; all costs and expenses relating to election administration are paid for with lawfully appropriate public funds; provide
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB223

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Introduced
2/21/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Report Pass
3/14/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Report Pass
3/14/23  
Chaptered
5/2/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Chaptered
5/2/23  
Health; reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; authorize
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB225

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Introduced
2/21/23  
Report Pass
2/28/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Policy Locator; conduct a quarterly search; require an insurer
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB228

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Introduced
2/21/23  
Department of Natural Resources; position of director of outdoor recreation; establish
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB233

Introduced
2/22/23  
Refer
2/23/23  
Introduced
2/22/23  
Report Pass
3/1/23  
Refer
2/23/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/1/23  
Report Pass
3/21/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Report Pass
3/21/23  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Chaptered
4/23/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Chaptered
4/23/24  
'The Georgia Promise Scholarship Act'; establishment of promise scholarship accounts
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB246

Introduced
2/23/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Introduced
2/23/23  
Report Pass
3/1/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/1/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Chaptered
4/27/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Chaptered
4/27/23  
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty; provide
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB252

Introduced
2/23/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Introduced
2/23/23  
"Georgia Online Learning Program for United States History Act"; enact
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB261

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/28/23  
Introduced
2/27/23  
Education; postsecondary educational institutions, local school systems; prohibit the use of political litmus tests
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB286

Introduced
3/2/23  
Refer
3/6/23  
Introduced
3/2/23  
"Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act"; enact
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB293

Introduced
3/8/23  
Refer
3/9/23  
Introduced
3/8/23  
Report Pass
2/13/24  
Refer
3/9/23  
Report Pass
2/21/24  
Report Pass
2/13/24  
Engrossed
2/27/24  
Report Pass
2/21/24  
Report Pass
3/14/24  
Engrossed
2/27/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Report Pass
3/14/24  
Chaptered
4/19/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Chaptered
4/19/24  
County Boards of Health; operational policies and procedures of the Department of Public Health apply to local personnel; provide
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB3

Introduced
1/11/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Introduced
1/11/23  
Report Pass
2/7/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Engrossed
2/9/23  
Report Pass
2/7/23  
Report Pass
3/9/23  
Engrossed
2/9/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Report Pass
3/9/23  
Chaptered
4/27/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Chaptered
4/27/23  
"Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023"; enact
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB307

Introduced
3/15/23  
Refer
3/16/23  
Introduced
3/15/23  
Report Pass
2/1/24  
Refer
3/16/23  
Engrossed
2/29/24  
Report Pass
2/1/24  
Report Pass
3/7/24  
Engrossed
2/29/24  
Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions; provide